2011-2012 School Highlights

Hayden Reed wins 4A Discus with a throw of 196-2!
He finishes second in shot put.
Alex Sezer was 5th in the 100 at 10.8 and 5th in 200 with a time of 21.73.

There was a 1.5 hour rain delay in the LCM/Brenham game Friday after the Cubs had scored 4 runs in the first.  Brenham would go on to win 9-0 and advance to play the winner between Barbers Hill and Magnolia.

The Honey Bears Drill Team of Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School have announced their new Honey Bear officers for the 2012-2013 school year. The officers were announced at the Honey Bears annual Installation tea. Pictured from left to right: Lieutenant- Gabrielle Gonzales, Lieutenant- Tricia Newman, Captain-Kristin Yokum, Co-Captain- Meagan Lisle, Lieutenant-Rebecca Sanford, Lieutenant- Mackenzie Dileo.

LCM's Brooke Brasseaux shoots 76-74 to finish in a tie for second at the 4A Regional Golf Tournament at Raven Nest GC and will advance to the State Tournament!

On Wednesday, April 11, Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School senior Jordan Wells signed a full scholarship to play basketball at McNeese State University in Lake Charles. The 6-7 250 pound big man was the 20-4A Def, ploayer of the year who averaged 12.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 3 blocks per game.

Speedster Alex Sezer joined Hayden Reed as a double gold winner in the 20-4A Track and Field Meet.  The junior won the 100 meters in 10.87 and the 200 in 21.61.  Payton Burns won the girls 800 meter run and finished third in 1600. Aaron Lilly was second in 1600 while the 4x400 relay team was third.  The Bears as a team finished third with 101 points. 1,600-meter relay was third.  Bears finish third with 101 points.

LCM's Hayden Reed paced the Bears performance at the 20-4A District Track and Field Meet held at Ozen High School Monday. Reed won the shot with a toss of 62-8 and he won the discus with a throw of an even 184 feet. Two other Bears that qualified for Regionals included Blythe Ferguson who had a second place finish in the shot put at 37-1. Zoe Casteel also qualified with a second place finish in the Pole vault at 10-6.    No one from Vidor qualified on Monday.

LCM senior Brooke Brasseaux won the 20-4A Golf Tournament. 1. Brooke Brasseaux, LCM, 78-80: 158 2. Felecia Sauceda, Nederland 82-81: 163 3. Shelbi Vincent, Nederland 85-83; 168 LCM's James Walker was the top Bear golfer with a two day total of 160.  Total results

LCM's Casey Myers and Hannah McLendon claimed the District 20-4A Doubles Tennis Championship on Tuesday, April 3. Erin Tutt earned Second Place in singles play. Taylor Barnwell is the LCM HS tennis coach.  They'll advance to Regionals in two weeks.

• Boys 20-4A Basketball Team

• 2012 20-4A Coaches All-District Girls Basketball Team

	Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School Junior Nathan Howlett was elected as the Ricebelt District Future Farmer Association’s Historian on Tuesday, February 28. Nathan is the first district FFA officer from the LCMHS chapter in 18 years. The last district FFA officer from LCM was Michael Brewer, who was elected in 1994.

At the girls state high school powerlifting meet in Corpus Christi, LCM's Maygan Crosslyn finished second in the 165 class with a total of 910.  Vidor's Tobie Dorn was third in the 123 class with 770 pounds. LCM's Blythe Ferguson was fourth in the 220 class with 845 pounds.  For Bridge City, Kayden Church and Shayla Stankus were 12th and Simone Dies 14th in their respective weight classes.  Allison Haynes of WOS was also 14th in the 198 class.  Nederland had three girls win their weight divisions.  They are Makaley Harper, Alejandra Avila, and Ricki Calvert.  Lumberton's Kailin Richard won the 97 pound class and Livingston's Kelly Jo McLendon won the 220+ class.  Silsbee's Anshawnique Morrisey was second in the 3A 220+ class.

The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Education Foundation dedicated a new brick and stone sign at the school district's Legacy Park. The landscaped park with a giant fiberglass bear under oak trees is on FM 1130 on the grounds of the administration building. The new sign includes a planter box that is filled with white petunias and yellow marigolds. With the plants' green leaves, the planting showed the school colors. Superintendent Dr. Pauline Hargrove honored the people and companies that contributed to the sign's installation. The group included Reunion Classes from 1952 through 1970, Frey's Landscape, Child's Building Supply, the LC-M Maintenance Department, LNG Terminal Services and Wes and Sylvia Bland.

	LCM seniors Megan Kemp (left) signed with San Jac Tuesday, Feb. 28 and Brett Peveto signed with Tyler JC where both will play volleyball.  Both ladies were members of the All-KOGT Volleyball team this season.

LCM senior Jordan Wells scores a bucket Tuesday night in the Bears bi-district game against Crosby. The Bears (19-16) took the lead for the first time in the third quarter before the Cougars went on a 16-4 run and won the game 48-40. LCM 8 9 15 8 40 Crosby 12 9 11 16 48 LCM Pts. Preston Armstrong 15 Jordan Wells 9 Leonard Curtis 5 Kenny Smith 5 Christian Wendt 4 Zach Barnwell 2

21-3A boys		21-3A girls		20-4A boys		20-4A girls
H-Jefferson* Silsbee* H-Fannett WOS Orangefield Bridge City	9-1 9-1 4-6 4-6 4-6 0-10	H-Jefferson* H-Fannett* Orangefield* Bridge City WOS Silsbee	10-0 8-2 6-4 4-6 1-9 1-9	Nederland* Central* Ozen* LCM* Lumberton Livingston PNG Vidor	12-2 12-2 11-3 8-6 2-13 6-8 4-10 1-13	Ozen* Central* Vidor* Lumberton* Livingston LCM Nederland PNG	14-0 12-2 10-4 7-7 6-8 5-9 2-12 0-14

	LCM's Hayden Reed signed a track scholarship with Alabama where he'll throw the shot and discus.  Preston Armstrong will play football at West Texas A&M in Canyon.  How big is Texas?  It's almost an 11 hour drive to Canyon!  Eight hours to Tuscaloosa.

LCM pitcher and outfielder, Ryan Carline, signed on Wednesday, January 25, to play for Marion Military Institute in Marion, Alabama. Carline was recruited for the junior college through LCM alum, Jake Rowell. Jake, a former catcher for LCM, is assistant coach for the MMI baseball program. Pictured are, from left - Trey Carline (brother), Coach Randy Crouch, father Paul, Coach Steve Griffith, Ryan, Coach Wayne Stephenson, mom Gina and brother Kyle.

LCM pitcher Camrie Helm signed a softball scholarship with Navarro Junior College in Corsicana.  She'll be joining Kaycee Spears from Deweyville.

LCM's Jordan Harmon joins Eight Vidor Pirates on the Coaches 20-4A All-District Football Team.  Harmon lead the Bears with 25 receptions for 378 yards and five touchdowns.

2011 LCM grad Emily Hughes was named the American Southwest Conference Defensive Freshman of the Year after helping guide the UT-Dallas soccer team that produced 15 shutouts in 20 games. Hughes was also named Second Team All-Conference.

Zach Drouillard signed to play baseball for Texas State University on Monday, November 14. Zach is pictured with parents, Jamie Drouillard and Nancy Blanchard, and from left, Athletic Director, Randy Crouch, Coach Steve Griffith, and Coach Wayne Stephenson. Zach has been an first team all-district performer the last two seasons. As a junior he led District 20-4A with 9 HR's and a .370 batting average. Over the summer he also performed well for both the SETX Gladiators and the Austin Wings.

Jane Dunn was the guest speaker for this year's Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School National Honor Society Induction, which was held on Thursday evening, November 11, in the LCM HS auditorium. According to the NHS sponsor Caroline Hennigan, this year's inductees include seniors Kendall Green, Jessica Hyder, Ashley McConnell, and Joshua Willis. Juniors being inducted are Caleb Bickham, Zoe Casteel, Rebecca Davis, Trevier Gonzalez, Jessica Hanson, Tyler Howlett, Harman Kaur, Sean Laughlin, Sarah Lea, Bryce Lemoine, Jacob Martin, Jimmy Mathis, Levi Morris, Brandon Perry, Kailey Rountree, Sarah St. John, Alex Sezar, Demi Sheppard, James Swan, Christian Wendt, and Lacy Woodard. Events leading up to the induction included the tapping, where current NHS members go to the class of potential inductees to inform them that they are invited to join, and a luncheon held for current and incoming NHS members. Ms. Dunn, chemistry teacher at LCM HS as well as speaker for the evening, was the 2009-2010 Secondary Teacher of the Year for LCM CISD, Region V Education Service Center, and one of three finalists for the Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year. Picture includes the officers with Ms. Dunn and Sponsor Caroline Hennigan and the 2011 Inductees.

Brett Peveto, Megan Kemp, and Mallarie Hearn were named to the All-KOGT Volleyball Team.

LCM Lady Bears make All-District Volleyball Team. Back row left to right: Mallarie Hearn, Sr., (1st team); Brett Peveto, Sr. (1st team); Megan Kemp, Sr. (Offensive player of the Year); Kourtney Derouen, Sr. (2nd team). Front row left to right: Demi Sheppard, Jr. (Honorable mention); Josie West, Soph. (Honorable Mention); Alex Hackett , Sr. (1st team)

The LCM Junior Varsity Battlin’ Bears finished the season 9-1 and won the District Championship Thursday night with a 35-15 win over the Nederland Bulldogs. The Bears have had a great season averaging 25 points a game and holding their opponents to 10 or less points a game. Offensive standouts for the season were Quarterback Caleb Harley, WR Dalton Doyle, WR Teandre Gant, WR Quinton Johnson, and the Bear Offensive line (Robert Philpott, Slade Ferguson, Dustin Daigle, Rolando Benitez, and Jacob Hryhachuck. Defensive standouts for the season were OLB Logan Nash, OLB Jacob Richard, DL Coy Laughlin, DL Caleb Green, LB Troy Angelo, Cb Austin Lopez, and CB Josh Provost.

Former Lamar Cheerleaders Pauline Hargrove and Vicki Castino pose with Big Red and Ericka Trosclair at last weeks Homecoming Game where they recognized former cheerleaders.

20-4A Volleyball
(1)Livingston 12-2	Nederland 8-6
(3)PN-G 11-3	Vidor 3-11
(2)LCM 11-3	Lumberton 2-12
(4)Ozen 8-6	Central 2-12

Tuesday, Oct. 25:  Peyton Burns of LCM won the 20-4A Cross Country Meet while Nederland took first thru fourth in the boys race.  Results

After a big five set victory over PNG on the volleyball court, Kourtney Derouen was crowned Homecoming Queen while LCM quarterback Kyle Herferth was crowned King.  Unfortunately the Bears fall to PNG 35-7.

LCM senior Ashleigh Jones has announced she will be playing softball for Lamar on scholarship when the team begins play in the fall of 2012.  Jones is an All-District performer for the Bears.

Julianne Viator, who played softball for the Galveston Whitecaps and the LCM Bears, will advance her playing career at Lamar when it begins play in the fall of 2012.

The LCM Cheerleaders attended NCA Cheer Camp at The Galveston Convention Center. They won numerous awards including: Top Camp Spirit Award, Stunt-Smart Award, Technical Excellence in Motions, Spot Award, Herkie Team Award, Superior Ribbons for daily cheer evaluations, a bid to the NCA National Competition, and the coveted Spirit Stick to take home to LCM. Back row (L to R): Bear Mascots: Chasity Chapman & Brandon Wesolowski. 3rd row: Jordan Parker, Aby Avery, Tara Thompson, GinnyAnn Byerly (All-American), Sydney Williams. 2nd row: Darian Buchanan, Kaitlyn Elliott, Sierra Locke, Shelby Alford, Ashley Eby, Carli Vela. 1st row: Kaley Lemoine, Lyndsey Windham (co-head cheerleader), Conner Hanks (co-head cheerleader & All-Amer), Macie Bell (All-Amer), Kelsie Wesolowski. Other Awards: Windham (Top Captain Leadership Award winner), Hanks (Offered a position on NCA Staff for Summer 2012), Chapman (Leadership Award, Unity Award, All-American Mascot) & Brandon W. (Most Spirited Mascot, Unity Award, All-American Mascot). Cheer Sponsors are Tana Thompson and Valrie Gilbeaux.

LCM volleyball coach Vicki Castino was honored Tuesday night with a trophy celebrating her 400th career win.  In her 23 years at the school Castino has also been a successful girls golf coach winning 12 district titles.  Standing behind Castino are Supt. Pauline Hargrove, Athletic Director Randy Crouch and Principal Terri Estes.

The Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD has announced updates to their Limited Open Enrollment policy. According to Superintendent, Dr. Pauline Hargrove, “We piloted the program during the second semester so that we could evaluate its effectiveness and make any necessary revisions prior to the first full year of operations, the 2011-2012 school year. 

After reviewing applications and considering input from staff, the community, and parents of prospective students, the following change recommendations were made by the Administration and approved by the LCM CISD Board of Trustees during the June meeting.

The following items have changed:

·         Kindergarten students will no longer have to wait until after the first week of school to be considered.  Applications are currently being accepted.

·         Students no longer need to have passed all subjects in all grading periods; instead, the student must have been promoted to the next grade level or be on track to be promoted to the next grade level.

·         Students who have already been accepted no longer automatically lose their enrollment eligibility if they receive two disciplinary referrals in a six weeks period; instead, it is now worded that there can be no problems of persistent misbehavior as determined by the principal.